Limited transfer cash no surprise – Van Nistelrooy

Ruud van Nistelrooy, the manager of Leicester, has denied being shocked by the Foxes’ inability to spend during the transfer window and claims they must deal with “restrictions.”

The Foxes rejected Sunderland’s request for midfielder Kasey McAteer on deadline day, with only defender Woyo Coulibaly signing from Parma for £3 million.

On Friday, Van Nistelrooy names Jeremy Monga, 15, and Jake Evans, 16, as Leicester’s starting bench.

The Foxes are also prohibited from signing any domestic loans outside the window because Facundo Buonanotte and Odsonne Edouard are both on loan from Brighton and Crystal Palace, respectively.

Since Van Nistelrooy’s appointment in November, Buonanotte has only started three games while Edouard has only made four substitute appearances.

Leicester also has concerns about the use of profit and sustainability rules to ensure that they don’t spend excessive amounts of money.

“The reality is not always as you wish”, said Van Nistelrooy. It wasn’t surprising that I was a part of the picture and the communication, but reality started to develop between November and January.

The opportunity and the restrictions “go hand in hand with what we have to deal with.”

“The idea was that there were certain possibilities, but when the numbers came on the table they were different. We had to reassess, look at possibilities within that framework.

” We weren’t able to get them. Simple fact. That is the reality. We tried, but our main goal was to strengthen the squad by focusing on impact players. We did with Coulibaly, we were able to strengthen, but other possibilities weren’t possible.

He had a four-game spell as interim manager after Erik ten Hag’s sacking.

Since working with the first-team regularly this season, winger Monga and striker Evans will be among the substitutes.

Former boss Steve Cooper regretted not including him in previous squads, but neither player will make a significant age-related impact. He was also highly rated by him.

Ashley Chambers is Leicester’s youngest player at 15 years and 203 days, making his debut in a League Cup tie against Blackpool in 2005.

Van Nistelrooy said: “The FA Cup is also fantastic to add young players into my squad, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old – they’re going to be part of the squad, on the bench tomorrow”, he said.

“It’s an occasion where these things can happen, opportunities for players.

” The moment I came, coming from the Netherlands, it’s a country where you develop players and they sign for teams in the bigger leagues.